Girlguiding Surrey West is a branch of Girlguiding, which with its branches forms the UK’s leading charity for girls and young women. Girlguiding Surrey West is the biggest County within London and South East England Region with a membership of around 7000 young members and adults we offer members the opportunity for adventures and fun – through weekly meetings, camps, holidays and trips, or attending bespoke events run by the county.
As a Trustee board our purpose is to ensure that the organisation meets its charitable goals, both today and for future generations of girls and women. We have a robust long-term strategy in place for the County that aims to grow and broaden our memberships so that more people can experience Girlguiding, to reduce the burden on our volunteers, and to invest in our properties.
Legal Lead Trustee
We have an exciting opportunity for a Legal Lead to sit on our Trustee board. This is a key role to support our strategic plan through a risk, compliance and legal lens. Your role will include:-
- Supporting the County Commissioner, Chair of Trustees and the trustee board with legal and governance matters;
- Overseeing the management of legal and governance issues and risks, in line with UK law, making recommendations to improve existing frameworks /approaches in line with best practice as required;
- Providing constructive challenge to proposals, initiatives and other matters
- As well as your focus on legal and governance issues, you will be expected to contribute to trustees matters more generally, as with all other Trustees
We are looking for someone with a legal background and excellent communication skills. Working as part of a supportive team this is an opportunity to develop new skills to enhance your CV and to contribute to a good cause.
Renumeration: Unpaid volunteer role with reasonable expenses reimbursed.
Time commitment: 4 trustee meetings per year – normally on a Saturday morning via zoom. Plus circa 20 hours per year to support the County Commissioner and trustee board with a legal perspective to aid decision making.
Additional information: You will be required to be DBS checked for this role and have no restrictions that prevent you being a trustee.
For more information or to express an interest please contact our chair of trustees at:- venetia@ggsw.org.uk
